State employees in Rice County
State of Minnesota employees whose work location is in Rice County, fiscal year 2026.
Employees
1,243
FY 2026
Total paid
$82.9M
in FY 2026
Median paid
$70,338
base rate median $70,678
Average paid
$67,379
across 1,230 with pay
Highest paid
$282,555
Rivas, Katie Marie
Median pay by fiscal year
Paid in year and annual base rate
Median paid in yearMedian annual base rate
Employees by fiscal year
People on the payroll at any time in the year
Agencies in Rice County
FY 2026, largest agencies by number of people; averages use the amount paid in the year
Most people
Highest average pay (3+ people)
$106,099
$93,818
$83,061
$74,720
$66,187
$66,147
$63,797
$48,208
$43,689
$18,358
Everyone, FY 2026
Filter, sort and analyze in Explore →| Name | Agency | Base pay | Paid ▼ | Overtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hackenberger, Jeffrey S | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.11 /hr | $73,096 | $6,848 |
| Fritz, Elizabeth K | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 3 | $35.82 /hr | $73,032 | $2,320 |
| Bakke-Van Dyne, Kacey L | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.11 /hr | $72,945 | $7,535 |
| Paukert, Nathan J. | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $34.92 /hr | $72,943 | $1,297 |
| Perschbacher, Richard L. | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $34.92 /hr | $72,932 | $2,722 |
| Bultman, Donald Eugene | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $29.83 /hr | $72,903 | $13,891 |
| Burk, Collin M. | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $35.82 /hr | $72,824 | $1,570 |
| Bokman, Tina A | Corrections Dept Management Analyst Supv 1 | $35.38 /hr | $72,638 | — |
| Beland, MacKenzie J | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $34.92 /hr | $72,637 | $2,325 |
| Ruvalcaba, Violet A | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $31.38 /hr | $72,548 | $10,114 |
| Courson, Lisa Ann | Direct Care and Treatment Behavior Modification Asst | $30.89 /hr | $72,535 | $8,024 |
| Fossey, Michael J | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $39.66 /hr | $72,366 | $99 |
| Ludwig, Daniel J | Transportation Dept Transp Generalist Senior | $34.49 /hr | $72,315 | $26 |
| Torstenson, Renee M | Mn State Academies Sign Language Interpreter Spec | $38.55 /hr | $72,314 | — |
| Jerrow, Christine Marie | Direct Care and Treatment Behavior Modification Asst | $30.89 /hr | $72,292 | $5,240 |
| Fitzherbert, Jacob A | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.98 /hr | $72,257 | $3,663 |
| Blade, Laura L | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $34.92 /hr | $72,250 | $2,379 |
| Bragnalo, Brita K | Corrections Dept Corr Inmate Prog Coord | $35.17 /hr | $72,224 | — |
| Anding, Dacia | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $31.38 /hr | $72,209 | $10,296 |
| Scherfenberg, Jeffrey A | Direct Care and Treatment Human Svcs Technician | $28.44 /hr | $72,181 | $7,146 |
| Amic, Joseph J | Corrections Dept Accounting Officer | $34.69 /hr | $72,119 | — |
| Sather, Lynn R | Corrections Dept Management Analyst 1 | $34.69 /hr | $72,119 | — |
| Timmers, Kirsten | Corrections Dept Management Analyst 1 | $34.69 /hr | $72,119 | — |
| Maher, Kristi A | Corrections Dept State Prog Admin | $34.69 /hr | $72,118 | — |
| Cavazos, Andrew N | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.98 /hr | $71,999 | $3,487 |
| Helland, Zachery Y | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $31.38 /hr | $71,988 | $7,929 |
| Rechtzigel, Jade Suzanne | Direct Care and Treatment Clinical Program Therapist 3 | $38.55 /hr | $71,976 | — |
| Schuler, Shay M | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $31.38 /hr | $71,928 | $6,452 |
| Paukert, Alexander J | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $31.38 /hr | $71,884 | $6,269 |
| Schlueter, Tanner | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $30.65 /hr | $71,880 | $13,425 |
| Schmidt, Nathaniel D | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.11 /hr | $71,836 | $3,478 |
| Negaard, Erik W | Military Affairs Dept Building Utilities Mechanic | $34.52 /hr | $71,817 | $52 |
| Carlson, Keegan T | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $32.23 /hr | $71,699 | $4,771 |
| Vangilder, James S | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.11 /hr | $71,505 | $4,339 |
| Hoppe, Lance R | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $32.23 /hr | $71,455 | $4,039 |
| Lohrmann, Deborah M | Direct Care and Treatment Licensed Practical Nurse | $32.54 /hr | $71,363 | $2,623 |
| Johnson, Tafoya S | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $32.23 /hr | $71,286 | $3,741 |
| Blouin, Tyler O | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $31.38 /hr | $71,214 | $8,805 |
| Roberts, Danielle D | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $32.23 /hr | $71,188 | $3,547 |
| Jojic, Andrej | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $31.38 /hr | $71,134 | $7,494 |
| Maher, Antonia M | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $34.92 /hr | $71,101 | $1,055 |
| Talamantes, Trayton F | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.11 /hr | $71,100 | $2,890 |
| Abderrahim, Mohammad A | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $32.23 /hr | $71,092 | $6,512 |
| Farah, Saleban M | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $31.38 /hr | $71,081 | $6,839 |
| Knott, Ranae J | Direct Care and Treatment Skills Development Specialist | $34.69 /hr | $71,069 | $3,148 |
| Horn, Jeremy Lee | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $30.65 /hr | $71,038 | $9,040 |
| Seljeseth, Luke G | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $31.38 /hr | $70,985 | $7,694 |
| Genberg, Ariel M | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.11 /hr | $70,944 | $4,472 |
| Blumenstein, Jonathan W | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $32.23 /hr | $70,941 | $4,497 |
| Nagel, Mitchel L | Corrections Dept Corr Officer 2 | $33.11 /hr | $70,882 | $2,780 |
Each person counts once per fiscal year, agency and county (multiple positions combined, shown as “+ more”). “Paid” is the total paid during the fiscal year, including overtime and other pay; it is lower than the base rate for anyone who started, left or worked part time. “Base pay” is the rate on record.